Planetary hours
in Caen.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Friday, 12 January 2029: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:52
- Sunset
- 17:27
- Next sunrise
- 08:52
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:52 – 09:35
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:35 – 10:18
- 3☽︎ Moon10:18 – 11:01
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:01 – 11:44
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:44 – 12:27
- 6♂︎ Mars12:27 – 13:10
- 7☉︎ Sun13:10 – 13:52
- 8♀︎ Venus13:52 – 14:35
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:35 – 15:18
- 10☽︎ Moon15:18 – 16:01
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:01 – 16:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:44 – 17:27
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:27 – 18:44
- 2☉︎ Sun18:44 – 20:01
- 3♀︎ Venus20:01 – 21:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:18 – 22:35
- 5☽︎ Moon22:35 – 23:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:52 – 01:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:09 – 02:26
- 8♂︎ Mars02:26 – 03:43
- 9☉︎ Sun03:43 – 05:00
- 10♀︎ Venus05:00 – 06:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:17 – 07:34
- 12☽︎ Moon07:34 – 08:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Caen?
On Friday, 12 January 2029, the Sun rises at 08:52 and sets at 17:27: the day lasts 8h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:52, lasts 15h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:52 to 09:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.